Assisted Living Proposal on Mill Road is Stalled
Developers don’t have enough space for development without changing the zoning. And that’s not likely going to happen.
A proposal to build a large assisted living complex on Mill Road has been stalled after developers learned they could be limited by the available space.
According to officials, the McCabe family is looking to build an assisted living facility for seniors on a large parcel of land on Mill Road.
Brecksville mayor Jerry Hruby said that the parcel was looked at as “a good place” for an assisted living facility. However, developers learned that a zoning change could be required to complete the large project.
“They want to develop every inch of it,” Hruby said. “That intrudes too greatly on Mill Road.”
Turns out, neighbors aren’t thrilled with that prospect.
“Our neighborhood is in trouble,” a nearby resident told Brecksville Patch. “They already tried once last year. We need to put a stop to this. It’s not right.”
Hruby said no zoning changes are likely, and would need to go before voters to do so.
“They’ll come back at some point to talk to us for a consultation,” he said. “We will not support overdevelopment of that land.”
The McCabes couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
RJ Hagler
8:25 am on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
change the zone - develop the land - tax the business - don't raise MY income tax
Dan S.
5:49 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Mill Rd. is a beautiful residential street and it should be kept that way. There is plenty of room in the city for commercial development, we shouldnt be changing zoning from residential to commercial that negatively impacts neighborhoods. The people on Mill Rd. bought homes on a residential street it is not fair to them to have people who dont even live on that road to decide zoning changes.
RJ Hagler
8:40 am on Sunday, March 17, 2013
that's the same response I had - I moved onto my peaceful RESIDENTIAL street on the southwest side of town (I-77 & 82) and yet in the last nine years watched the area be developed with even more planned in the near future.
Now plans to raise my income tax because of the loss of businesses in the city are being proposed. I'm pretty sure those involved in all the plans do not live here either. I didn't believe the rumours of development when I heard them but they eventually came true. Time will tell. Good Luck !!